bronze mirror

Bronze Mirror with Moon Palace Design, Tang Dynasty (618-907), National Museum of China.

Dr. David Ho (Chinese name Ho Hangchi 何昌熾) was born in Kanton in 1911. His father was a well-known dentist in Nanjing who counted Chiang Kai-shek among his patients. David Ho pursued an illustrious career in International Law. He first studied political sciences at the University of Shanghai (1930-1932) followed by comparative and international law studies at Suzhou University. After moving to France, in 1941 he obtained a PhD in law from the University of Paris. In 1962 he joined the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple in... [Lire la suite]

Bronze mirror with gold repoussé plaque, China, Tang dynasty, 618 – 906. Width: 10.1 cm. © Ben Janssens Oriental Art 2023  A bronze mirror of nearly square shape, the corners indented. The back is inset with a gold plaque, which is worked in repoussé technique. The main decoration of the plaque consists of a pair of duck and a pair of long-tailed birds arranged around a central pierced boss in the form of a crouching lion. The birds alternate with flowering plants. The background of the design is formed by a very fine... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3039. An inscribed bronze mirror, Sui dynasty (581–618); w. 7.2 cm, h. 6.5 cm. Lot sold: 201,600 HKD (Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's. Provenance: Acquired in Japan, 2000s, by repute. Note: The present mirror integrates Buddhist motifs in its design, such as lotus in the form of rosettes and palmettes, reflecting the increasing prevalence and influence of Buddhism in China beginning in the 5th century.Compare an almost identical example preserved in the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3156. A bronze mother-of-pearl-inlaid mirror, Tang dynasty (618-907). D 30cm. Estimate HKD 600,000 - 800,000. Sold for 720,000 HKD. © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022. Provenance: An American private collection. Literature: Michael C. Teller IV, Royal Chinese Treasures: Tang and Song Dynasties, Willamsburg, Virginia, 1991, p. 36-37, pl.18. Poly Auction. Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 14 Jul 2022

Lot 1141. A low relief bronze mirror, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD). D. 10,5 cm. Sold: €3,000 (Est: €1,500 - €2,500). © 2021 Nagel Auctions. Provenance: Formerly from a North German private collection, acquired prior to 2007. Lot 1142. Two low relief bronze mirrors, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD). D. 9-12 cm. Sold: €550 (Est: €700 - €1,200). © 2021 Nagel Auctions. Provenance: Formerly from a North German private collection, acquired prior to 2007. Lot... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 5057. An inscribed archaic bronze mirror, Han dynasty (206 -220 AD); 16 cm. Estimate: 30,000 - 40,000 HKD. Lot sold: 63,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online, including a Private Hong Kong Collection, Hong Kong, 2 July 2021  

Lot 3101. A Liao dynasty (907-1125) bronze mirror and a parcel-gilt bronze mythical beast-form mirror stand, Yuan-Ming Dynasty (1279-1644). Estimate HKD 40,000 - HKD 60,000. Price Realised HKD 81,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021. The mirror is inscribed with QianqiuThe stand: 12 in. (30.5 cm.) long.The mirror: 10 5/8 in. (27 cm.) wide. Provenance: Mirror stand: Sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 6 October 2015, lot 185. Lot 3102.  A  bronze ‘five mountain’... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 1062. Two bronze mirrors and a pair of bronze 'fish' plaques, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); the largest 12.5 cm. Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD. Lot sold: 16,380 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Including Property from the Collection of Cheng Huan, Hong Kong, 18 December 2020

Lot 1525. A bronze mirror, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 7 in. (17.8 cm.) diam. Estimate: USD 4,000 - USD 6,000. Price realised USD 9,375. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. The mirror is cast with two horned leonine beasts alternating with long-tailed birds, all amidst flowering branches and insects, and within an outer band of clouds on the rim. Provenance: Acquired in Hong Kong, 1992. Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 25 September 2020, New York